Miscellaneous Store Retailers: NAICS 453

About the Miscellaneous Store Retailers subsector

The miscellaneous store retailers subsector is part of the retail trade sector.

Industries in the Miscellaneous Store Retailers subsector retail merchandise from fixed point-of-sale locations (except new or used motor vehicles and parts; new furniture and home furnishings; new appliances and electronic products; new building materials and garden equipment and supplies; food and beverages; health and personal care goods; gasoline; new clothing and accessories; and new sporting goods, hobby goods, books, and music). Establishments in this subsector include stores with unique characteristics like florists, used merchandise stores, and pet and pet supply stores as well as other store retailers.

North American Industry Classification System

The miscellaneous store retailers subsector consists of these industry groups:

  • Florists: NAICS 4531
  • Office Supplies, Stationery, and Gift Stores: NAICS 4532
  • Used Merchandise Stores: NAICS 4533
  • Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers: NAICS 4539

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in miscellaneous store retailers. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, mass layoffs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Layoffs

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2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009
Oct.
2009

Employment (in thousands)

 

Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)

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797.6 797.5 (P) 790.8 (P) 790.4

Employment, nonsupervisory workers

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674.3 675.3 (P) 666.1  

Layoffs

 

Mass layoff events

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6 (1) - (1) -  

Initial claimants for unemployment benefits

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346 (1) - (1) -  

Footnotes
(1) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Mass Layoff Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series Employment,
2008

Cashiers

142,970

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

61,330

Floral designers

41,670

Retail salespersons

317,850

Stock clerks and order fillers

35,490

Truck drivers, light or delivery services

24,280

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for miscellaneous store retailers.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours for production or nonsupervisory employees are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in miscellaneous store retailers.

Earnings and Hours of Production Workers

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2009
Jul.
2009
Aug.
2009
Sep.
2009

Average hourly earnings

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$11.84 $11.97 $11.94 (P) $11.92

Average weekly hours

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27.8 27.5 28.2 (P) 27.9

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series Wages, 2008
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

Cashiers

$8.42 $8.70 $17,510 $18,100

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers

$15.96 $18.23 $33,190 $37,920

Floral designers

$10.93 $11.57 $22,740 $24,070

Retail salespersons

$9.26 $10.90 $19,250 $22,670

Stock clerks and order fillers

$9.01 $9.62 $18,740 $20,010

Truck drivers, light or delivery services

$9.77 $10.61 $20,330 $22,080

(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in miscellaneous store retailers. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series 2005 2006 2007 2008

Fatalities

 

Number of fatalities

29 21 15 (P) 14

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

 

Total recordable cases

3.6 3.9 3.7 3.2

Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer

2.0 2.0 2.1 1.7

Cases involving days away from work

1.2 1.2 1.3 0.9

Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction

0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in miscellaneous store retailers. Also included in this section is information on productivity, presented as the rate of change in output per hour of workers in the industry.

Establishments

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2008
3rd quarter
2008
4th quarter
2008
1st quarter
2009

Number of establishments

 

Private industry

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122,221 121,916 121,677 (P) 120,033

Local government

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41 41 41 (P) 45

State government

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1 1 1 (P) 1

Federal government

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25 27 27 (P) 27

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

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2005 2006 2007 2008

Labor productivity index, output per hour

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139.056 152.958 159.392 162.963

Percent change from previous year

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6.3 10.0 4.2 2.2

Labor index, total labor hours

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89.055 85.552 83.874 81.091

Percent change from previous year

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-2.6 -3.9 -2.0 -3.3

Output index

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123.836 130.859 133.689 132.148

Percent change from previous year

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3.6 5.7 2.2 -1.2

Unit labor costs index

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91.182 86.890 86.371 82.824

Percent change from previous year

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-1.7 -4.7 -0.6 -4.1

(Source: Productivity and Costs)

Other BLS Resources

Career Guide to Industries

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Data extracted on: November 06, 2009